A couple of weeks ago, I was reading The Dalai Lama’s Cat and The Art of Purring by David Michie. It was my lazy Sunday read. In the book, “Mrs. Trinci, Serena and Lobsang were sitting on stools at the kitchen counter, sipping mugs of tea and munching on coconut slice that Mrs. Trinci had… Continue reading Recipe: The Mighty Lemon Coconut Slice

I was introduced to Hokey Pokey Biscuits by Mum when I was in New Zealand. Immediately I understood why John has been raving about them. Because they are absolutely delicious! During one of our visits to Mum and Dad’s, I copied the recipe from Mum’s recipe book so that I could bake them at home.… Continue reading Mum’s Sultana Hokey Pokey Biscuits

I honestly do not know how to explain this pudding if you’ve never had it before. It is a rice pudding basically although it is still nothing like rice pudding you might be familiar with. On top of that, it is not traditional sütlaç either. It has been one of my husband’s favourite desserts. Every… Continue reading Turkish Rice Pudding or Sakızlı Fırın Sütlaç

The Whipped Coconut Milk Cream part of this recipe is not one of my own. I won’t even try and come up with my own recipe for this because you cannot beat Kathy’s recipe on lunchboxbunch. I just used it in this Fruit Cup. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 punnet strawberries, washed and halved 1 punnet blueberries,… Continue reading Fruit Cup with Whipped Coconut Milk Cream

This is such a simple yet delicious, light and fluffy fruit salad. I used orange liquor in this but if your prefer you can leave it out completely or use another flavour. Ingredients: 1 banana, peeled and sliced 4 jumbo strawberry, washed, hulled and quartered 2 tbsp orange liquor (optional) Soyatoo! Pistachio nuts, coarsely chopped… Continue reading Fruit Salad with Soy Whipping Cream